[45] She accused the incumbent of supporting amnesty for undocumented immigrants by voting for H.R. Those who are living in the White House are not living in reality. Rep. Lauren Boebert, shown here at a Pueblo County campaign event last fall, lost the county by just 204 votes. She had little trouble with moderate state. She was cited for misdemeanor disorderly conduct and twice failed to appear in court on the charge. Mayor Nick Gradisar sent Colorados congressional delegation a letter asking them to consider a number of local projects as part of Bidens infrastructure proposalincluding $350 million for freeway and interchange reconstruction, $62 million for a new transit facility, $30 million for new fire stations and apparatuses, $25 million to replace a bridge that connects downtown to south Pueblo, and $2.5 million to modernize the local airport terminal and repair parking lots and airfield surfaces. [121], In June 2021, Boebert was one of 21 House Republicans to vote against a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal to police officers who defended the U.S. [112] In December 2021, Boebert doubled down on these allegations, saying that hundreds of thousands of ballots were illegally mailed to voters, without providing evidence. At least one person at Sandovals listening session who voted for Boebert said he had been disappointed by her, and plans to help Sandovals campaign. She was there", "Inconsistencies in Rep. 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Boebert called the metal detectors "just another political stunt by Speaker Pelosi". It didn't go well", "Boebert's home paper apologises for her and calls her an embarrassment", "Boebert asked Jewish visitors to Capitol if they were doing 'reconnaissance': report", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Asked A Group Of Jewish Capitol Visitors If They Were Doing "Reconnaissance", "House passes sweeping defense policy bill", "Boebert: Democrats tried to pass a woke defense bill; Republicans pushed for better", "Rep. Boebert one of 9 Republicans to vote against two bills tied to formula shortage", "Republicans Just Voted Against Feeding the Baby They're Forcing You to Have", "The Race Is On: Colorado's 3rd District Candidates Stump From Pickup Trucks And Through Computer Screens", "Lauren Boebert Talks Oil And Gas, The Affordable Care Act And Carrying A Gun At The Capitol", "Lauren Boebert's Anti-Climate Legislation Is a Self-Enrichment Scheme", "Rep. Boebert blasts local green initiatives, COVID-19 mandates", "Rifle restaurateur Lauren Boebert ready for a showdown in 3rd Congressional District", "How Much Will the 'Green New Deal' Cost? Kimberly Ricci Film/TV Editor Twitter. [110] During a town hall in March, Boebert appeared to defend the January 6 attackers on the Capitol, saying, "We already see in Washington, D.C. You can't petition your government. [161] In February 2021, Boebert proposed a bill to ban executive moratoriums on oil and gas leases and permits on some federal lands. [154] She opposes any tax increases. [20][21][22] The Boeberts also owned a restaurant called Smokehouse 1776 (now defunct), across the street from Shooters Grill. Its this reality that makes voters like Perko frustrated with a U.S. representative they see as more focused on her own celebrity than her constituents. But Trump backed her general election campaign. She stands up for the Constitution, and shes fiscally conservative, he added. Boebert, a vocal Trump and gun rights supporter, was the favorite to win re-election, as redistricting made the area she represents more conservative, AP reports. October 6, 2022. Meanwhile in Colorado Rep Lauren Boebert is set to be the latest far-right Trump acolyte to face her own primary challenge; she's facing a challenge from Don Coram of the Colorado General. Lee Aronsohn 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, saying that the act had a provision that led to citizenship and provided funding for housing for undocumented farm workers. [167][168] Boebert has proposed legislation in the House anchoring the Bureau of Land Management's headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado, which is in the 3rd district. Both Boebert and Coram agreed that Colorado's forests need to be managed better to prevent wildfires and that it should start locally. [71] The filing, while misnaming the company involved, stated that her husband Jayson was paid $460,000 in 2019 and $478,000 in 2020 as a consultant for Terra Energy, one of Colorado's largest natural gas producers and fourth nationwide in methane emissions. [204][205], Boebert opposes comprehensive sex education, abortion and federal funding of Planned Parenthood. [157] She compared the federal government's COVID-19 vaccination efforts to "Biden [deploying] his Needle Nazis",[183][184] and accused Anthony Fauci, who told people to overcome their political opposition and get the COVID-19 vaccine, of bullying. She's running against Democrat Adam Frisch in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.. Lauren Opal Boebert (/ b o b r t / BOH-brt; ne Roberts; born December 19, 1986) is an American politician, businesswoman, and gun rights activist serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district.From 2013 to 2022, she owned Shooters Grill, a restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, where staff members were encouraged to carry firearms openly. The resolution, which was introduced by Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) earlier this month, claims that by . On Twitter, she frequently attacks Biden and other Democrats; during the January 6 insurrection, she tweeted out House Speaker Nancy Pelosis location to her hundreds of thousands of followers. [99] A U.S. District court denied Buentello a preliminary injunction on June 24, 2021, finding a difference between her official government Twitter account and her personal account. And now Im watching my children attend a school that is underfunded. When I think of Lauren Boebert, I think of that expression all hat and no cattle, Sandoval said. While she supports much more scaled back infrastructure spending, she voted against the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which ensured stimulus checks and additional unemployment payments for Perkos steelworkers, scores of whom lost their jobs a year ago when oil prices hit historic lows. Colorado's third congressional district is decidedly Republican. [196] In response, the Campaign for Accountability, an ethics watchdog group, filed a complaint with the House Committee on Ethics and requested an investigation into Boebert and the other lawmakers. ", "Immaterial Support: Whiteness, Stings, and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act", "A Republican Lawmaker for Whom the Spectacle Is the Point", "Rep. Lauren Boebert says Twitter account locked until Inauguration Day", "Communications director for gun-toting congresswoman quits", "21 Republicans vote no on bill to award Congressional Gold Medal for January 6 police officers", "Lauren Boebert rips 'partisan games' after her vote against medals for police who responded to Jan. 6 attack", "Boebert demands 'Biden regime' explain alleged unequal treatment of Jan. 6, BLM rioters", "Records rebut claims of unequal treatment of Jan. 6 rioters", "Black Lives Matter comparison roils court in Jan. 6 cases", "Two Trump-appointed judges reject comparisons between January 6 and Portland unrest", "U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert pushes to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization", "Boebert Pushing Racist "White Replacement" Voter Conspiracy", "Boebert, Bennet and Hickenlooper outline legislative priorities for 2022", "Rep. Lauren Boebert calls on critical race theory to be banned in schools", "The Brewing Political Battle Over Critical Race Theory", "Lauren Boebert on Her Fully Loaded Campaign Against Scott Tipton", "In ad, lawmaker vows to carry her Glock around D.C. and on Hill", "Republican Lauren Boebert vows to carry handgun to Congress", "Donors gave a House candidate more than $8 million. A restaurant owner who had never run for office before she declared her candidacy in late 2019, Boebert tried to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election and made a show of carrying a gun inside the U.S. Capitol in her early days in Congress. [181] After the election, she said she was undecided about whether it was best to keep or repeal Obamacare, but wished that a more market-based system would be adopted. People here feel Boebert doesnt represent their values, says Colorado state Senate President Leroy Garcia, a Pueblo Democrat who is popular with voters in both parties. [50], In a May 2020 interview on SteelTruth, a QAnon-supporting web show, Boebert said she was "very familiar with" the conspiracy theory: "Everything I've heard of Q, I hope that this is real because it only means America is getting stronger and better. [77] During the primary, her main challenger was Don Coram, a state senator who positioned himself as more moderate. The race was decided by 546 votes . ", later claiming that the remarks were made "in reference to the ongoing security measures in place around the Capitol complex". From 2013 to 2022, she owned Shooters Grill, a restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, where staff members were encouraged to carry firearms openly. Boeberts message of government overreach during the pandemic, which was a major theme of her 2020 campaign, also still reverberates in Colorados libertarian corners, including parts of Pueblo. [73] As of 2021, Colorado classified Boebert Consulting as a delinquent company due to the lack of filings or registered agent with the state. Do I think shes going to a have a tough reelection? Bottom: Greg Pedroza is interim director of aviation for the city of Pueblo. [3] She supports Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him and voted to overturn its results during the Electoral College vote count. He pleaded guilty to public indecency and lewd exposure, and was sentenced to four days in jail with a subsequent two years of probation.[220][221][222]. [187][188] She has also compared the virus to communism. [214] They have four sons. [11][13] She earned a GED certificate in 2020, a month before her first election primary. The article said that although she had only been in Congress for a few days, she had "already arranged several episodes that showcased her brand of far-right defiance as a conspiracy theorist" and that she "represents an incoming faction of the party for whom breaking the rulesand gaining notoriety for doing itis exactly the point. But D.C. bureaucrats have used this agency to infringe on the rights of the American people. Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert has inched ahead of her Democratic challenger as votes continue to be tallied Friday. She responded that she knew someone involved with documents declassified by Trump during the closing days of his presidency, and that the documents would reveal corruption that would trigger resignations that would allow Republicans to retake the House and Senate before 2022, echoing a theory promoted by The Epoch Times. [133], Boebert is a strong advocate for gun rights. Constitution. A single firm took nearly half of it", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert 'was in stand-off on Capitol Hill after refusing bag search', "Lauren Boebert causes holdup at U.S. House security, refuses to turn over her bag", "Democrats seek to make guns in the Capitol illegal for everyone", "Lauren Boebert Dismayed Americans Only Own 46 Percent of World's Firearms", "Dispatches from the Deep State: The Political Theology of QAnon", "QAnon and the Digital Lumpenproletariat", "Promoting QAnon-linked Conspiracy, Boebert Says Resignations Will Soon Allow GOP to Control Congress", "Lauren Boebert Pushes Deranged Conspiracy About Dems, 2022", "Another video shows Lauren Boebert suggesting Ilhan Omar was terrorist", "Boebert faces heavy criticism after Gosar floor speech", "Rep. Lauren Boebert suggested Rep. Ilhan Omar was terrorist in anti-Muslim remarks at event", "Ilhan Omar: Boebert is a 'buffoon' and 'bigot' for 'made up' anti-Muslim story", "Reps. Boebert and Omar spoke after Boebert's Islamophobic comments. Boebert is often described as a far-right ally of former President Donald Trump, although she rejects this label. Top: Former Democratic state legislator Bri Buentello is co-chair of Rural Colorado United, a PAC working to defeat Boebert in 2022. [73], In August 2021, the FEC investigated the apparent use of more than $6,000 from Boebert's 2022 reelection campaign funds for her personal expenses. You're an insurrectionist if you do that! The charge was later dismissed because the Mesa County district attorney's office believed there was no reasonable likelihood of conviction if the case went to trial. [137], On January 5, Boebert refused a bag check after she set off the newly installed Capitol Hill metal detectors, and entered the Capitol. Boebert, who owns a gun-themed restaurant called Shooters Grill in Rifle, upset five-term incumbent Scott Tipton in the Republican primary last year and won the general election with scant experience, money and national support. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble. [95], As of January 29, 2022, she had introduced 17 bills and seven resolutions, none of which passed committee. Its very frustrating.. For candidates running to defeat Boebert in 2022, winning over Pueblos voters is key to outweighing support in Republican strongholds on the Western Slope, and Democrats are already campaigning here. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) is locked in a tight reelection race in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, trailing Democrat Adam Frisch by 64 ballots with 98 percent of votes counted, according to. [163] She has introduced a forest management bill, the Active Forest Management, Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act, which would attempt to prevent wildfires through several mitigation measures, such as removing trees killed by bark beetles, making it harder for groups to go to court to stop forest thinning, and requiring the United States Forest Service to harvest sixbillion board foot (14million cubic meters) of lumber annually. [96] Boebert was one of the people who voiced support for the Freedom Convoy 2022, a Canadian trucker protest seeking to repeal all COVID-19 vaccination mandates and COVID-19 restrictions. [142] During a March 15, 2021, town hall in Montrose, Colorado, advertised only to local Republicans who were asked to not disclose it publicly, she was asked when Hillary Clinton and other former officials would be arrested, a recurring theme of QAnon. [9][10], Boebert has said that her family depended on welfare when she was growing up. Gradisar and state House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar, who represents Pueblo, were disappointed when Boebert signed on to a letter opposing the reintroduction of earmarks, which allow members to append projects in their districts to funding bills. [106], Boebert has the following committee assignments:[107], Boebert is a member of the following Congressional caucuses:[107], On January 5, the day before the storming of the United States Capitol, Boebert urged people to "remember these next 48 hours", saying they would be among the most important in American history. She failed to disclose her husband's income from energy consulting", "Here Are America's Top Methane Emitters. [59] Tipton conceded defeat on election night and Trump congratulated Boebert in a tweet. [124] She alleged in a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland that he was being too lenient toward those who were arrested during the 2020 BLM riots, as compared to the Capitol rioters. From the moment I was born, I already didnt have the same opportunities as children who were born into a wealthier neighborhood, Sandoval said, after 15 or so attendees had told her they needed funds to curb opioid addiction, serve transgender youth and aid immigrants. [78][79] A Democratic-aligned Super PAC made false claims and unproven allegations about Boebert. I am humiliated and embarrassed when she speaks on the House floor. At the same time that Democratic opposition to Boebert has grown, she will have the advantages of incumbency in 2022 and, almost certainly, support from Trump once again. She accused Arizona of "unlawfully amending its voter registration laws by extending the registration periods", alleging widespread voter fraud, which echoed the false claims aired by Donald Trump, and accusing everyone who intended to accept the "results of this concentrated, coordinated, partisan effort by Democrats" of having allied themselves with the extremist left. [202] She introduced a bill to ban federal funding of research and publications into transgender health care for minors, asserting that they are being "sexualized and used for horrific sexual research'" when being administered puberty blockers. [35][36][16][37] Later that month, she opposed a measure banning guns in city-owned buildings at a meeting of the Aspen City Council. [36] She has named eliminating critical race theory from schools as one of her top legislative priorities, even though it is not taught in schools. Far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert defeated her more moderate challenger in the Republican primary for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday, NBC News projected. [189], Boebert is a vocal opponent of face mask wearing[190][191] and argues that masks should be optional. With about 99% of the vote counted as of Friday . 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